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The golden sceptre held forth to the humble With the Churches dignity by her marriage. And the Churches duty in her carriage. In three treatises. The former delivered in sundry sermons in Cambridge, for the weekly fasts, 1625. The two latter in Lincolns Inn. By the late learned and reverend divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to His Majesty, Mr. of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and sometime preacher at Lincolns Inn.The golden scepter held forth to the humble VVith the Churches dignitie by her marriage. And the Churches dutie in her carriage. In three treatises. The former delivered in sundry sermons in Cambridge, for the weekely fasts, 1625. The two latter in Lincolnes Inne. By the late learned and reverend divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to His Maiesty, Mr. of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and somtime preacher at Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by R. Badger for N. Bourne, 1638
THE GOLDEN SCEPTRE. › DoctrineTHE GOLDEN SCEPTER. › Doctrine
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What therefore shall we say, to set an edge upon 1your affections, to seek the Lords person? If we had the tongue of men and Angels, all would be too little; therefore let us beseech the Lord, that he would be his own spokes-man, and reveal himself unto us. There is no way to set our hearts a work to seek his face, but by seeing of him: and to help you to a sight of him, is not in our power; ⟨p. 177⟩2and yet he useth to do it, whilst we are speaking of him in the ministry of the word. It is said Psal. 9. 3They that know his name, will trust in him: and as they will trust in him, so they will seek his face. What was the reason Abraham and Moses sought the Lord thus for himself? because they had seen his face. Thus of Moses it is said, he spake with him face to face. There are two ways to know a man; by report, or sight, by hear-say, or by face, and this later way have all the Saints known him in some degree, and have therefore sought him, though Moses in a more particular manner; yet all saw him. Benevolentia, Good will says Aristotle, may arise from a good report, but Amicitia, Friendship from sight and acquaintance; that is, we may bear good-will to one of whom we have only heard a good report, but we do not come to love him, entirely, and as friends to him, till we have seen him, and do come to know him, and be acquainted with him: Therefore though a man have a general knowledge of him by hear-say, yet he will not seek his face, till he have seen him face to face, 2 Cor. 3. ult. The Lords face appears indeed 4in the word, as in a glass, but yet till the veil be taken away, we see him not face to face; therefore 5in the first place, go to God and beseech him, and say, Lord show me thy face, reveal thy excellency to me, by thy spirit of revelation, that my heart may be stirred up to seek thee; and will the LORD deny you this request, if you do so? no, No man knows the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son reveals Him; says CHRIST.